St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-04
Proposals for indian Supplies and
Transportation.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. once of
~ Indian Affairs. Washington, March 10. 1887.
Sealed proposals, Endorsed Proposals for Beef"
(bids for beef must be submitted in separate en-
velopes), Bacon, Flour, Transportation, etc, tas
the case may be-, and directed to the Commits
Building, corner Of Third and Chestnut streets,
St. Louis, Missouri will be received until p m.
OF Tuesday April IL, 1887. for furnishing for the
Indian service about $1,000 pounds Bacon, &c.
000.00O pounds Beef on the hoof. 100000 pounds
Beans, 100000 pounds Corn, 49500O pounds cof-
fee, s,OOO.00O pounds Flour, $4,000 pounds Feed
10000 pounds Hard Bread, 81, 200 pounds HON.
my, $4,000 pounds Lard, $50 barrels mess pork,
1901 600 pounds Rice. 1900 pounds Tea, 100000
pounds salt, $4,000 pounds Sugar, and $4,000
pounds Wheat. Also, transportation for such of
the articles. goods, and supplies that may not be
contracted for to be delivered at the Agencies.
Also, proposals Endorsed as above and directed
to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Nos 65
and 81 Wooster street, New York City, will be re-
ceived until p. m of Tuesday, May 3. 1887, for
Blankets, Wooden and Cotton Goods. consisting
100000, yards: Drilling. $4,000 yards; Duck, free
from all sizing, $4,000 yards Denns, II 900 yards
Bingham. 2I0000 yards, Kentucky Jeans, $4,000
yards; Chevlot, $500 yards; Brown Sheetne, u.s.
600 yards Bleached Sheeting 40, 600 yards Hickory
Shifting 10000 yards; Calico Shifting, 5000 yards
Winsey, 1900 yards); II, 900 pounds of Baking
Powders 2Ss,oOo pounds OF Soap; Clothing, Gro
School Books. etc. and long list of nniscellahe.
Gus articles, such as Harness, Plows, Rakes,
Forks. etc., and for about 40e Wagons required
sas City, and Sioux City. Also for such Wagons
may be required, adapted to the climate of the
Pacific Coast, with California brakes delivered
San Francisco.
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT ON GOVERNMENT
BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and quantities of
subsistence supplies required for each Agency and
School, and the kinds and quantities in gross of
all other goods and articles together with blank
proposals. conditions to be observed by bidders,
time and place of delivery, terms of contract and
payment, transportation routes, and all other
necessary instructions will be furnished upon ap-
plicaton to the Indian Office in Washington, or
Nos IS and 81 Wooster street, New York; James
tary of the Merchants Exchange, st. LOUIS Mis-
souri,; the Commissaries of Subsistence. U. S. A.,
at Cheyenne Chicago Leavenworth, Omaha, Saint
Louis, Saint Paul and San Francisco the Post
masters at Sioux City and Yankton; and to the
Postmasters at the following named places in
Kansas; Arkansas City, Burlington, Caldwell,
Dodge City, Emporia, Eureka. Great Bend
Howard, hutchinson Lerned. MCPHERSON, Marion
Medicine Lodge, Newton. Usage City, Sedan,
Sterling, Topeka, Wellington, Wichita, and Win
field
The right is reserved by the Government to re.
ject any and all bids, or any part of any bid.
Bids will be opened at the hour and day above
stated, and bidders are invited to be present at
the opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied by certified
checks upon some United States Depository or
the First National Bank of Los Angeles Cal = For
at least FIVE per cent. of the amount;ot the pro-
posal. 5bG.am9I ,
J. D. c. ATKINS, Commissioners.
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